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''Capricorn'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jay Chou's ninth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 14 October 2008.〔 JVR Music (''Capricorn'' album info ) 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-04-25〕 by JVR Music and distributed by Sony Music Taiwan. The album is based on his zodiac sign, Capricorn and his interest in illusion. Like Chou's previous album, ''On the Run'', this album was also leaked on the internet prior to the scheduled release date. "稻香" (Rice Aroma) the first lead track was released for airplay on 22 September 2008. The second lead track is "說好的幸福呢" (Promised Happiness), with the music video directed by Chou and co-stars Chou and Taiwanese actress Chen Kuangyi. The other lead track, "蛇舞" (Snake Dance) is a duet with Lara Veronin, the lead female vocalist of Taiwanese band, Nan Quan Mama. The music video for "花海" (Ocean of Flowers) features Taiwanese actor Baron Chen, whom co-starred with Chou in ''Kung Fu Dunk''. ==Reception== The album broke Chou's previous record for pre-order sales, with more than 90,000 copies ordered. To thank the fans for their support, JVR Music decided to include gifts of Capricorn poker cards and calendar. This inclusion was cited to be the reason for the delay of the release date to 14 October 2008. On the day of its release 887,000 copies were shipped across Asia.〔(JVR Music - "Capricorn" Asia Pre-Order sales hit a record of 887,000 copies ) - (Translation )〕 The tracks "稻香" (Rice Aroma), "給我一首歌的時間" (Give Me the Time of a Song) and "說好的幸福呢" (Promised Happiness) are listed at number 3, 17〔 HITO Radio (''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart''- 2008 (#1 to 50) ) Retrieved 2011-05-20〕 and 56 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2008.〔 HITO Radio (''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart''- 2008 (#51 to 100) ) Retrieved 2011-05-20〕 The track, "稻香" (Rice Aroma) won one of the ''Top 10 Songs of the Year'' at the 2009 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.〔 HITO Radio (2009 HITO Radio Music Awards winners list ) 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-25〕 In 2009, the album was nominated for eight awards at the 20th Golden Melody Awards〔 GIO, Taiwan (20th Golden Melody Awards nomination list ) 18 May 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-24〕 It was awarded ''Best Song of the Year'' for "稻香" (Rice Aroma), ''Best Music Video'' for Chou for "魔術先生" (Mr. Magic) and ''Best Male Mandarin Artist'' for Chou for his work on this album.〔 GIO, Taiwan (20th Golden Melody Awards winners list ) 26 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-24〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Capricorn (Jay Chou album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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